Large-Bore Tapered-Roller Bearing Performance and Endurance to 2.4 Million DN,

Abstract

The performance and endurance life of 120.65-mm (4.75-in.) bore tapered-roller bearings of two designs were investigated under heavy combined radial and thrust loads. Performance tests were run up to 15 000 rpm with the modified standard design bearing and to 20 000 rpm with the computer optimized design bearing. Temperature distribution and bearing heat generation were determined as functions of shaft speed, radial and thrust loads, lubricant flow rate, and lubricant inlet temperature. Lubricant was supplied to the test bearings either by jets or through holes in the cone to the undercuts at the edges of the raceway.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP000713

Entities

People

  • Richard J. Parker

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bearings
  • Computers
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Flow Rate
  • Lubricants
  • Performance Tests
  • Roller Bearings
  • Standards
  • Technical Standards

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).